The Polychrome Hieroglyph Research Project

Université Libre de Bruxelles - Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences sociales

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Tjanuni TT.74 - Sheikh Abd el-Gurna - Dynasty XVIII

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A1 seated man
body red, hair black, kilt white
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A2 man with hand to mouth
body red, hair black, kilt white

A12 soldier with bow and quiver
body red, hair black, kilt white, bow yellow with white fill, arrows yellow, feather white or yellow
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A17 child sitting (on lap) with hand to mouth
body red, hair black, kilt white
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A20 man leaning on forked stick
face yellow (Asiatic), hair and beard black, robe white
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A27 man hastening with one arm raised
body red, hair black, kilt white
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A28 man with both arms raised
body red, hair black, kilt white
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A30 man with arms outstretched
body red, hair black, kilt white
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A40 seated god (curved beard and straight wig)
face red, hair black, robe white
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A42 as A41 but with flagellum S45
face red, wig yellow, robe white, flagellum yellow
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A42 as A41 but with flagellum S45
face red, wig white, robe white, flagellum yellow
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A51 as A50 with flagellum S45
face red, hair black, robe white, chair yellow with blue fill, mat(?) green
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A52 noble squatting with flagellum S45
face red, hair black, robe white, flagellum yellow
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D1 head in profile
face red, hair black
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D2 face
face yellow, hair and beard blue
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D2 face
face yellow, hair and eyes black, beard and features red

D4 eye
outline black, inner white, iris red with black pupil

D4 eye
outline black, inner white, iris black
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D19 nose, eye and cheek
yellow with red outline and black eye lid
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D21 mouth
red with white fill
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D28 arms extended so as to embrace?
red
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D33 arms engaged in rowing
arms red, clothing(?) white, oar yellow
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D35 arms in gesture of negation
red

D36 forearm
red
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D37 forearm with hand holding X8
arm red, loaf blue, inner triangle white
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D38 forearm with hand holding a rounded loaf
arm red, loaf white
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D40 forearm with hand holding stick (replaces A24)
red
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D46 hand
red
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D53 phallus with liquid issuing from it
red
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D54 legs walking
red
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D58 foot
red

D60 combination of D58 with a vase from which water flows
foot red, lower half of vase red, upper half blue, liquid blue
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E20 animal of Seth
yellow (tail only)
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F4 forepart of lion
yellow, outline red
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F18 tusk of elephant (or metal spout?)
white, outline red
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F20 tongue of ox (?)
red

F21 ear of ox (?)
red, outline black

F34 heart
red, white appendages and inner markings
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F34 heart
red (no markings)
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F34 heart
pale red with darker red markings
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F35 heart and windpipe
white, red markings
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F36 lungs and windpipe
lungs red, windpipe white with red outline
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F40 portion of backbone with spinal cord issuing from both ends
backbones red, spine white, spinal cord white or red
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F51 piece of flesh
red
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G4 long legged buzzard
yellow with red details and black eye
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G5 falcon
wings green, head white and black, legs and breast white, feet yellow
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G14 vulture
wings green,head and legs white, beak eye and tail black, feet red, spots on breast and back red
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G15 vultures with flagellum S45 (XVIII dyn.)
wings green,head and legs white, beak eye and tail black, feet red, spots on breast and back red, flagellum yellow and white
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G17 owl
breast white, face white with black markings, wing yellow with black spots, legs yellow, outline red

G26 sacred ibis on the standard R12
white wings and breast, neck red, face green, beak tail and feet black, outline red, standard red
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G35 cormorant
pale red with red outline
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G36 swallow or martin (swallow tail)
green

G40 pintail duck flying
head and back blue, breast white, wings and tail yellow with black markings, feet black
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G43 quail chick
yellow, breast white, beak and feet red

G47 duckling
pale red, outline red and black, feet black
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H6 feather
yellow with red outline
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H8 egg
white with red outline
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I6 piece of crocodile skin with spines
black

I9 horned viper
yellow, belly white, outline and details red and black, spots on back red, horns black
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I10 cobra in repose
yellow, belly white, outline and details red and black
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K1 a fish (tilapia)
body blue, fins red
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L1 dung beetle
white (sic) with red outline

L2 bee
rear yellow with red outline and black stripes, thorax white below blue above, wings yellow with red stripes
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M2 herb
green
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M3 branch
red
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M11 flower on long twisting stalk
stalk green, bud red and yellow
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M17 flowering reed
reed green, stem and veins blue (,outline red)
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M18 combination of reed M17 and walking legs D54
reed green, stem and veins blue, legs red
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M23 plant regarded as typical of Upper Egypt (M26?)
green with red outline
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M27 combination of sedge M26 and arm D36
plant blue, buds yellow, arm red
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M29 pod from some sweet-smelling tree
green
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M36 bundle of flax stems showing the bolls
flax green, bolls red, band white with red knot
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M44 thorn
white with red outline
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N5 sun
red, outer ring white
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N8 sunshine
red, outer ring white, rays white
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N14 star
yellow with red outline
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N16 flat alluvial land with grains of sand N33 beneath it
green with black grains beneath
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N16 flat alluvial land with grains of sand N33 beneath it
green with red grains beneath
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N18 sandy tract (also loin-cloth - see Gardiner after S26)
pale red with red spots
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N21 tongue of land
green
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N25 sandy hill country over edge of green cultivation
pale red with red spots
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N27 sun rising over mountain
sun red with outer ring white, hill pale red with red dots
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N28 hill over which are the rays of the rising sun
centre white, rings blue and green, outline red
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N29 sandy hill slope
blue with red outline
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N33 grain of sand, pellet or like
yellow
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N35 ripple of water
black
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N36 channel filled with water
inner green, outer blue
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N37 garden pool
blue
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N41 well full of water (rippled surface)
inner green, outer blue
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N41 well full of water (rippled surface)
inner green, outer red
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O1 house
blue with white fill
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O4 reed shelter in fields
blue with white fill
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O10 combination of enclosure O6 and falcon G5
enclosure blue with white fill, corner red, Horus wings green, head white and black, legs and breast white, feet yellow
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O22 open booth supported by a pole
booth yellow, papyrus column blue with red flower, outline black
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O29 wooden column (also written vertically)
red
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O32 gateway
blue with white fill
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O34 bolt
red
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O35 combination of bolt O34 and legs walking D54
red
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O39 stone slab or brick
white with red outline

O42 fence outside primitive shrine
red, white fill in loops
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O49 village with crossroads
outer ring blue, cross green with white fill, black details
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P1 boat on water
ship yellow, water blue
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P5 sail
mast and spars yellow, sail white
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P8 oar (also often written horizontally)
yellow
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Q1 seat
blue with green frame
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Q2 portable seat (sometimes reversed)
pole and outline red, white fill
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Q3 stool of reed matting
green, bands yellow, outline black

R1 table with loaves and jug
tabletop white, leg blue, bread yellow and white, jug upper blue, base red
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R4 loaf X2 on a reed mat
mat green, lashing yellow, loaf white
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R8 cloth wound on a pole, emblem of divinity
lower half blue and white, upper yellow
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R10 combination of divinity emblem and T28 and N29
hill pale red with red outline, feather yellow, nTr blue and yellow, Xr blue, black, white and red
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R11 column indicating a bunch of stalks tied together
column red blue and white stripes, crossbars yellow
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R14 abbreviation of falcon on standard R13
semi-circle blue, cloth red, feather yellow
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R19 the was-sceptre S40 with fillet and feather
sceptre green, fork fill white, feather yellow, fillet white
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S12 collar of beads
collar yellow, strings red, centre blue
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S14 combination of collar S12 and mace T3
collar yellow, strings red, centre blue, mace white
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S29 folded cloth
red with white fill
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S33 sandal
white with red details
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S34 tie or strap, sandal strap, symbol of life
blue with white fill
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S38 crook
yellow with black stripes
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S40 sceptre with straight shaft and head of Seth-animal (see too R19)
sceptre green, fork fill white
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T10 composite bow with middle tied to bow-string when out of use
yellow with white fill
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T23 two-barbed arrow-head (XVIII dyn. Alternative form
red

T28 butcher's block
outline black, corners blue, fill white, centre red

U1 sickle
green
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U7 hoe (alternative form of U6)
hoe red, tie yellow, fill white
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U21 adze at work on a block of wood
handle blue, blade yellow, block white
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U22 chisel
handle red, blade yellow

U23 chisel (?)
blade(?) red, handle green with yellow band
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U24 stone-worker's drill weighted at the top with stones (XVIII dyn.)
drill red, handle white
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U28 fire-drill (XVIII dyn.)
white with red outline
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U33 pestle
red
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U36 club used by fullers in washing
top green, middle blue, bottom red
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V4 lasso
blue with white fill
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V7 loop of cord with the ends downward
blue with white fill
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V12 band of string or linen
white with red outline
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V13 rope for tethering animals
red
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V16 looped cord serving as hobble for cattle
blue with white fill
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V22 whip (XVIII dyn.)
whip green, knots yellow
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V25 cord wound on stick (XVIII dyn.)
stick yellow, white and red netted yarn, red outline
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V26 netting needle filled with twine
red
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V28 wick of twisted flax
green
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V30 wickerwork basket
green with red outline
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V31 wickerwork basket with handle
basket green with red outline, handle black with white fill
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W3 basin of alabaster as used in purifications
white and yellow with red markings
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W9 stone jug with handle
base red, upper blue, outline red
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W11 ring-stand for jars, also red earthenware pot (round bottom XVIII dyn.)
red with inner white triangle
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W14 tall water-pot
base red, upper blue
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W17 water-pots in a rack (XII-XVIII dyn.)
base red, upper blue
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W19 milk-jug carried in a net
pot red with yellow cord, cord handle yellow with white fill
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W22 beer-jug
base red, upper blue
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W24 bowl
blue with red outline
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W25 combination of bowl W24 and walking legs D54
bowl blue, legs red
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X1 bread
blue with red outline
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X4 roll of bread
loaf white, markings yellow and red, outline red
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X8 conical loaf (?)
outline and inner triangle blue, fill white
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Y1 papyrus rolled up, tied and sealed (also vertically from XII dyn.)
white with red details
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Y4 scribe's outfit - alternative form of Y3
holder blue, brush red, cord white, bowl blue, palette yellow, cakes red and blue, outline red
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Y5 draught-board (game of senet)
board and gaming pieces red
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Z1 stroke (a wooden dowel?)
black
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Z2 three strokes (also written 1 over 2 and vertically)
black

Z3 three vertical strokes Z1 written vertically
black
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Z4 two diagonal strokes
black
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Z7 abbreviated form of quail-chick G43 (XVIII dyn. from Akhenaton)
black
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Z11 two planks crossed and joined
red

Z107 number eight, Ogdoad of Hermopolis
black
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Aa1 kind of sieve? Or maybe a placenta?
green, outline red
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Aa11 doubtful (sometimes vertical)
red
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Aa13 two ribs of oryx ??
red with white fill
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Aa27 doubtful
vertical piece red, horizontal white, centre red and white
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Aa28 an instrument used by bricklayers ?
yellow
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Aa30 ornamental 'chevaux de frise' on tops of walls (sometimes written horizantally)
yellow